guv
See also:
GUV
English
Alternative forms
gov
Etymology
Alternative phonetic spelling of
gov
, short for
governor
.
Noun
guv
(
plural
guvs
)
(
British
,
chiefly
London
,
informal
)
A form of address to a man, usually a stranger or a superior.
Spare two quid,
guv
? I 'aven't eaten since yesterday.
Right away,
guv
... I mean,
sarge
.
Synonyms
boss
guv'nor
(
to a stranger of comparable status
)
:
mate
Related terms
guv'nor
governor
Translations
form of address
Czech:
šéfe
,
šéfíku
m
French:
chef
(fr)
m
,
patron
(fr)
m
Hungarian:
főnök
(hu)
Polish:
kierownik
(pl)
m
,
kierowniczka
(pl)
f
Serbo-Croatian:
gazda
(sh)
m
,
šef
(sh)
m
Swedish:
grabben
(sv)
c
(
literally
“
"the guy"
”
)
Anagrams
vug
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